Thrust bearing



s. N. HALL.

THRUST BEARING.

APPLlCATlON FILEE? AUG. 16, 19 20.

LQQQ GQEQ, V PatentedAug. 1,1922.

INVENTOR WVZM . 1% y BY A TTORNEXS AKWUEL I i. HALL. 01 LOS ANGELES, CALIFGRNIA.

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Patented Aug. ]l, 1922 Application filed August 16, 1920. Serial No. 403,918.

with deep well pumps of the rotary or inipeller type where the weight of the shutting for driving the impeller blades must be supported from the surface of the ground. The principul object of the inventioi'i is to provide in u device of the character described, it plurality of hearings and to distribute the loud equally znnong thcni. @thcr objects more closely associated with the specific and uctuul structure now to be described will appear.

Referring to the drawing, the Figure is :1 partial side elevation and vertical section through a thrust bearing embodying my ini'enti on.

The rotuting shaft 1 is the shaft which carries the load, the thrust of which is to be distributed among, the four sets of ball bearings Nos. 4, 5, .6 and 7. The lmid is transmitted through the collar 3, firmly fixed to the shoftubove the bcurings, directly to the upper ring 8 of the hearing 4 and through the sleeves 9, l0 and ll to the upper rings 13 and 14- of the benrings 5. l) and l. lVith respect to bearing 7. its loud is transmitted through the lower ring or bearing plate l5. provided with the chain lered ipiterlowcr edge 16 which hours upon ii series oi balls 18. The chunit'cred portion is so cut and the bulls are so placed that pressure through the bearing tends to move the bulls outwardly against the oppositely chumi'ered end of the sleeve or bushing: 19 which surroiuids the bearing 7 and extends upwardly to the ring 20 immediately below the bearing '6. This ring 20 is cut away as shown at 21 to form an inclined soul. The lower ring or hearing plate oi the bearing (3 is provided with ll similarly inclined lower outer face 23 adapted to ride upon the fmeQl of the ring '20. .lt will thus be seen that as between bearings l3 und '7. the loud is equalized through the medium of the structure 3ust described. Should, for instance, there be any inequality in the proportionate len 11 of the parts associated with bearing 6 with respect to the parts associated with hearing 7. on equalization between the two bearings will tulre place through the medium of the series of balls 18. If bearing 6 and its bushing 19 is slightly longer than it should be in order to properly equalize the load between itself and bearing 7, it will push the balls 18 inwardly toward the chnmfered face 16 of the bearing plate 15 of bearing '2', and a balance or equalization will'quickly result.

Equalization is maintained between bearings at. and 5 through the medium of the series of balls'24 in identically the some manner in which it was maintained between bearings (3 and '7, with the exception that the lower bearing 5, as well as the upper bearing 4: is provided with a. bushing", inasmuch as its loud must be transmitted past bearings (3 and T to 2L point in the same horizon till plane in which the balls 18 are located. this latter for n purpose to be described below. Bushing is associated with bearin;- 5, and bushing 26 is associated with hearing i. It will be'noted that beginning from the outer bushing 26 each of the inner bushings end their respective beurings are enclosed by the outmost one. Bushing 26, for example. encloses bearings 5, .6 and. 7, and all their associated parts. Thisconstruction could be utilized, it will be readily apparent, to provide equalization among a. greater number of bearings than four, should it be so desired.

Between the two sets (if-bearings 4 and 5 and 6 and '1' I provide o further equalizing means in the shape of the two'rings 27 and 28 upon which bear the. two sets of balls and 18 respectively. These two rings have their inner or abutting faces chumtered at the lower corners as shown. They bear upon the series of balls 29 and operate in exactly the same manner to equalize the loud between the two sets of bearings as the. bulls Qinnd 18 operate to equalize the loud between the individual bearings of the sets.

The whole thrust loud is carried on the base or floor 30 of the cup shapedhousing 31 which extends upwardly to completely. enclose all of the bee-rings and their associuted ports, and provide, at the same time, a

very good reservoir for lubricant. The flange 32 is adapted to rest upon a suitable support not shown.

In order to prevent any possible rotation of the various bushings employed, a pin 33 is provided which is threaded into the upright wall of the housing 31 and extends through a series of holes 3% in the bushings. These holes must be somewhat greater in diameter vertically than the diameter or the pin, as shown, in order to permit of any up or down i'novemcnt of the bushings which may take place.

As a means for providing a circulation of lubricant within the housing 31, a slight space 35 is left betweentl1e inner face of the housing and'the outer face of the outside bushing and oil ways 36, 37, 38 and 39 are provided in the rings or bearing plates of the bearings 41, 5, 6 and 7.

It will be apparent that the balls 24, 1S and 29 do riot revolve, their function being purely an equalizing one andany movement they may be called upon to make being only a slight radial movement inwardly or 0utwardly from the shaft 1. as the may be. ()n the other hand, the balls 1, 5, 6 and 7 of the beaarings proper will tend to move much in the usual manner, common to bearings of this character.

I. claim:

l. in thrust load receiving devices having a plurality o1? bearings each comprising relati rely rotating members, the combination of means for equalizing the load among the bearings comprising a series of balls dis- "i between. oppositely inclined annular of the parts Of a pair of hearings in manner as to be moved radially by the bearing carrying the greater portion of the load against the bearing carrying the lesser, therebyobtaining an equalization of the load between them.

In thrust load receiving devices, the con'ibi ation of a plurality of bearings each compi .np; relatively rotating members, means for transmitting a portion of the load to each bearing, annular means for transniitting that portion carried by each bearingto series of balls arranged circumferentially oi the bearings, said last means in marinara r'. s l.. achacent bearings having oppositely in ciined surfaces Where they rest upon the balls, so that by radial movement the balls will permitof relative vertical movement be tween the load transmitting means of two adjacent bearings.

3. In thrust load receiving devices, the combination of a pair of bearings each cornprising relatively rotating members, and each receiving a portion of the load, an annular series oi? load supporting balls, means associated with each bearing adapted to rest upon opposite" sides of said balls and oppositely inclined surfaces on said means at the points where they rest upon the balls.

4. In thrust load receiving devices, the combination of a plurality of bearings arranged in pairs and each comprising rela-- tively rotating members, means for equalizing the load between the individual bearings of each pair, and means for equalizing the" load between pairs, each of said equalizing means consisting of a plurality of radially movable balls arranged circun'iferentially between oppositely inclindannular faces of the respective parts so as to permit of relative compensating movement between the parts. p

5. In thrust load receiving devices, the

combination of a shaft, a support for receiving the thrust of the shaft, a plurality of bearings between the shaft and the support for receiving the thrust of the shaft, each comprising relatively rotating members, an

nular members between the bearings movable relatively to each other longitudinally of the shaft, and balls between thefirst members movable radially upon such longitudinal movement or" the first members.

'6. In combination, a revolving shaft, a

support for the shaftQa pair of annular'bearings between the shaft and the support, and means for equalizing the load between the bearings comprising circumferentially arranged balls upon which the loads'of the bearings are carried upon opposite sides of the vertical center line of the balls.

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

SAMUEL. N. HALL. 

